CALDWELL, Idaho - Rounding out the weekend of preseason play The College of Idaho (13-7) took both games against Eastern Oregon (1-13) Sunday afternoon. Game one was a late game win for the Yotes grabbing most of their runs in the seventh inning and ultimately taking game one 6-3. Game two carried over their momentum at the plate. EOU rallied after going down four and grabbed three runs but a big fifth inning for the Yotes allowed them to take game two 11-3. The Mounties come back Tuesday March 14th to play the Whitman Blues at 2 p.m in La Grande.
GAME 1
The Mounties opened up game three of the series swinging. EOU went up 3-0 and held the lead until the seventh inning. College of Idaho then had a big seventh inning where they snagged four runs to put them on top and take the game 6-3. Youhyeon Choi went 1-3, with a double, RBI, and scored for the Mounties. Danny Burns had four strikeouts on the mound.Â
BY THE NUMBERS
- 6 - EOU had the lead for six innings
- 4 - Danny Burns four strikeouts is a game high for his EOU career
- 5 - Mounties held College of Idaho scoreless for five innings
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES
- EOU
- COI
- Jonah Hultberg: 3-3, 1 HR, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R
- Matthew Iwamizu: 3-4, 1 RBI
- Dillon Danner: 2-4, 1 R
GAME 2Â
College of Idaho grabbed 14 hits to take game two 11-3 against the Mounties. EOU battled, grabbing a run in the second and third inning to close the gap but COI found a rhythm in the fifth inning that was just enough to edge out the Mounties. Rogelio Gonzales, Justin Frederick, and Garret Kollar each tallied a run for the Mounties. Garret Kollar earned a run off a solo shot in the seventh inning. Slayder Watterson had five strikeouts on the bump this afternoon.Â
BY THE NUMBERS
- 3 - EOU had three errors in game two.
- 6 - EOU had six hits in game two.
- 1 - Today's home run is Garret Kollar's first this season.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES
- EOU
- COI
- Jonah Hultberg: 4-4, 1 RBI, 3 R
- Kris Kirkpatri: 3-5, 3 RBI, 1 3B, 2 R
- Jordan Kelly: 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
